]]>http://www.shadowforces.de/audhentik-troof-ep-shdub004/feed/1Q&A – DEMON [M.U.D. / M.U.V. / Shadowforces]http://www.shadowforces.de/qa-demon-m-u-d-m-u-v-shadowforces/
http://www.shadowforces.de/qa-demon-m-u-d-m-u-v-shadowforces/#commentsTue, 23 Sep 2014 20:43:21 +0000http://www.shadowforces.de/?p=1290As a regular feature in our release schedule we present you our current Q&A Session with: DEMON. Head honcho of M.U.D. / M.U.V., skilled producer and good bloke. He handed us two minimalistc bangers that will do damage on the dancefloor. That’s it with the introduction let’s get it on…

How did you link up with Shadowforces?

I first linked with Shadowforces when my friend Oli (Species) booked me to dj in Berlin at Subland. I’ve been back there a few times since.. that club is fantastic.

How would you describe your sound to someone who never heard bass music in general?

The best advise i was given is not to be scared to push boundaries and not to pigeon hole yourself and do whatever stimulates the mind. Be free in your creativity.

What are your thoughts on music piracy and how does it affect you as label owner & artist?
Music piracy is going to happen whether we like it or not. i’ll be honest i don’t lose no sleep over it. i have more important things to put my energy into with music… so rather than hate on it i actually think its quite cool. its free promo and the people who download it illegally probably wouldn’t buy it anyway for one reason or another so it makes no difference to me. And its nice that people like the music that much that they will go to such lengths to get it out there. my only thing is don’t rub it in the artists or labels face or try and get them to help you promote it on social networks etc… because that has happened and i think thats going a bit too far with it .. just leave it under cover and put it down to doing it for those who have no money but still want to enjoy music

What was the best venue/party/festival you ever played?

I have been blessed enough to play some amazing gigs over my career. my u.s tours were un real no doubt. but in europe i would have to say the M.U.D takeover in lithuania for the soundboys crew last year was a standout for me. the club, system & vibe were just majestic. they know how to party.

Your opinion on the scene and the development of diversification of dubstep into a bunch of subgenres?

Sub genres are inevitable in any genre. created by artists who get bored of hearing the same recycled material over and over again. i think its essential for growth in any genre or scene. and if people get upset on how a genre is ruined then thats just ignorance. ignorance towards accepting change and moving forward. now im excluding bro step from this. bro step did kind of screw up dubstep for while. but now its all sorted itself out its not really a issue. and looking back on it it opened up different doors for your more deeper dubstep sounding artists. and there ain’t no artist out there that can deny that regardless how much they hate on it.

Any last words and shouts?

ye hold tight steve aoki. ive still got that lolly pop you tried to assault me with at your last rave. p.s. i still have all your power leads for your dj equipment in dreads boot from that gig way back when. god knows how you wired up your cdjs & serato all this time without it… oh wait… …… x

Ricochet is on similar type of vibe. Film samples moving with a catchy deep filtered synth as the hook for the intro. The drop punches in with a almost Micheal Jackson like snare from the 80s accompanied with synth crazy synth work at the 8s & 16s.

Haunt me starts off in typical Demon style, minimal, eerie with real heavily granulised intro. Strange vocals popping in and out of the mix until it goes real still for the drop. A deep half time flow, tight edits and punchy kick drum keep this groove going. Then the synth work poking in and out really sets the mood on this one.

The sharp spikes that rise from the surface of Opt Out stab directly, while the trippy elements in Downward Spiral highlight his increasingly twisted side. The skanky vibe created through the intriguing stabs in Memory Distortion might create confusion as delays are taken to an over-the-top approach. Scale continues the craze, surprisingly bringing the heat with very distinguishable synth hits that reveal some razor sharp edges. The tribal paste in Cnorxys speeds up the EP immensely, making way for a technical journey through space delivering the weight to the chest. With Sparxy finishing off the Clerkwerk EP, you’re in for a serious treat full of aggression and stomping percussive fire; making this potentially one of the biggest underground releases of the year – straight out of the heart of Berlin!“

CIRRUS residing in Boston, MA. USA, delivers two fresh Drum&Bass steppers with his trademark sounddesign and precise arrangements. See his track by track description below.

Blood
„I never start out with a set idea of what I want a tune to sound like, I prefer to let the idea evolve naturally based on experimentation. In that way, „Blood“ came about fairly quickly and organically. I’m all about sci-fi textures and if you listen closely there are a lot of sounds that to me represent alien life strewn throughout the track. I’m pretty sure that’s why the voice in the track is so scared haha.“

Evasive
„Evasive“ came about through a lot more trial and error experimenting with various rhythms and percussion patterns. Quick and erratic movement quickly became the central theme of the track the more I experimented. In the end I like how the tracks contrast with one another, especially in terms of the percussion. Blood is very straight and serious business while evasive keeps you on your toes and has a lighter atmosphere to it.“

]]>http://www.shadowforces.de/cirrus-blood-evasive-shfrc007/feed/1Q&A – CIRRUS [Shadowforces / Terra Null Rec.]http://www.shadowforces.de/qa-cirrus-shadowforces-terra-null-rec/
Tue, 27 May 2014 18:48:29 +0000http://www.shadowforces.de/?p=1157The next Q&A session is set to go – this time with CIRRUS. We’ve recently signed a few tunes by him which you can grab here or here.

To find out more about him as artist and person in general, we had a little chat which you can find below.

How did you hear about us?

Create Her, who is a really good friend of mine and is currently living in Berlin first told me about the label and convinced me to send some tracks over to Species. It just kind of went from there. It was a very natural connection and one that I’m very happy to have made. Despite being so far away I’ve been feeling strong connection to Berlin lately because of all the wonderful abstract and experimental electronic music that is being created there currently. I’m hoping that I can one day make the trip to visit.

Can you describe your Sound in 3 sentences?

I try to create rhythms and textures that evoke imagery of futuristic sci-fi dystopias, typically focused within the realm of Drum & Bass.

What got you into Drum & Bass and Music Producion?

Before I got into D&B I mostly listened to hip-hop and some of the more classic electronic music producers like DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin and RJD2. I started focusing on Drum & Bass when a friend of mine showed me Spor, whose music absolutely floored me. I started DJ’ing pretty soon after. Eventually, after DJ’ing for a couple years I felt I had a good enough ear for arrangement and sound design to make the jump to production, and I’ve been doing it ever since.

What is keeping you going on in the Studio, any motivation tricks?

It’s always a bit of a struggle. If I’m not getting anywhere in the studio I find it’s usually best to take a break and recharge the creative juices. Recharging for me usually means watching a film like or playing a video game that contains a vibe I’m trying to capture in the music. That usually works for me.

How is the Scene like in your Hometown, Boston, and what are your feelings on the U.S. Drum & Bass scene?

The scene here in Boston is relatively small compared to some cities in Europe, but very solid. It’s home to one of the longest running drum and bass nights in the country called Elements. It’s a wonderful weekly that books both local acts as well as some of the biggest names in the game like Goldie and Andy C. It really is the center of dnb in this area and has been a great place to meet local producers and dj’s as well as some of the best dnb fans in the country.

On the whole drum and bass in the US isn’t nearly as big as it is overseas. It’s a good and bad thing. On the one hand we don’t see a ton of European DJ’s over here because there isn’t enough money for some of the smaller acts to tour which isn’t great, but on the other hand DnB isn’t becoming overblown and commercialized here like Dubstep has which I am thankful for.

Any music you are listening to besides Drum & Bass?

I’m all over the place. I’ve been listening to a lot of hip hop lately. I think guys like Deft, Mr. Carmack, Clams Casino, and Two Inch Punch are absolutely killing it right now. Some darker techno stuff, mostly coming from Berlin like Dadub and Lucy. Dark minimal dubstep like Proxima, Distance or Biome. Outside of electronic music I listen to a lot of alternative stuff. I don’t keep up with much new music outside of electronic music but I did love the new Nine Inch Nails album. Outside of that it’s all older artists like Incubus, The Mars Volta, or RATM.

Any last words and shouts?

Big shouts to my friends and fellow collaborators Create Her and Epilleptech, both of whom are releasing on my label Terra Null Recordings very soon. Beyond that big shouts to the whole Elements family, my home away from home. Thanks also to everyone who has supported my music in the past including the good people at Shadowforces, it makes it all worth it :)

]]>Visor / Species & Kit Curse – Prometheus Series Part 3 – [SHFRC006C]http://www.shadowforces.de/visor-species-kit-curse-prometheus-series-part-3-shfrc006c/
Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:15:19 +0000http://www.shadowforces.de/?p=1164The final chapter of our PROMETHEUS SERIES is here. This time with Visor and a collaboration by Shadowforces Head Honcho Species and our Badman from Munich: Kit Curse.

VISOR – METROPOL
Visor rolling out a killer groove with this one – Metropol. The surgical drumpatterns and shuffling bass are a journey into the depths of futuristic drumfunk.

SPECIES & KIT CURSE – JUSTICE
Hard as nails 1/4 Step accompanied by a haunting atmosphere and myriads of wierd noises make this track a straight up banger – not for the faint hearted.

]]>CLERK – Vultures x FatKidOnFire – Free Downloadhttp://www.shadowforces.de/clerk-vultures-x-fatkidonfire-free-download/
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:25:38 +0000http://www.shadowforces.de/?p=1124FatKidOnFire’s 666th upload to their Soundcloud page was provided by our very own CLERK. Read the full FKOF review here. You can download the tune via Soundcloud or Mediafire. Many Thanks for the support so far. Extra special Thanks go out to Wil & Olaf at FatKidOnFire.